| Show 4 W T f V T N W N a I 1 T ral I A V 0 I 1 bis shopkeepers prepare for defense against N night 19 ht chrono throne s A now new york nov NOT 3 with tho the first gray shadow of approaching dawn the american voters sought today to choose a now president of 0 the united states early weather reports were favorable and a heavy vote tote is being cast in every state where w here there haa bag been the semblance of a contest between the two leading parties the polls opening throughout now new york state at 6 tho the closing hour Is 5 p ni shopkeepers along broadway busted busied themselves during the morning with preparations of 0 defense against the election night throngs and revelry which hero bero teach reach a degree of magni tude and liberty approached by probably no other city barricades were constructed la in front of 0 plate glass windows all showcases show cases caries projecting upon the sidewalks were removed and as tar far as aa possible decks were cleared ns is the pollee police expressed it for the surging crowds that will pack the famous thoroughfares tonight from east T trinity an at the head of wall street to times square at forty second street and beyond ahro there nd was a rush of voters at practically every polling 7 precinct this morning as soon as the ballot boxes were ivere opened the tammany organization especially was ivas anxious to got its vote in early because of the fear ot of later in the day through the operation of the now new registration law the new law requires that voters shall write their own names in registering and repeat the signature for comparison on election day the catechism of questions for illiterate voters is quite extensive these conditions were likely to result in slower voting toting than tb over ever before in the districts where there was unusual heavy registration the police feared that time would n not ot bo be available tor for everybody to vote tote and in several instances tho the board of election split up the precincts to facilitate the voting the upstate up state returns undoubtedly will be in before the count in many of the local precincts Is fairly wider under wry way erie eric county in which I 1 duffalo buffalo Is located and which is declared usually to be au all index to tho national result will be e one of the first counties to announce anno unco results voting machines are used in buffalo and the returns are Quick quickly lir footed up A comparison of the returns from lErlo arlo county with the figures of two and four years ago will vill give a pretty close idea of what the result resul till in state and nation Is to bo be |
